Chapter 11 of Looking Forward is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Looking Forward is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Europe in 1999. The Pope Casts his Lot in the New World. Complications in Europe Rendered his Residence in Rome Undesirable. No Refuge in Europe Available for his Holiness. Generous Offer of the Southern States of the American Union.
Chapter 11 of Looking Forward is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
From this reading “No Refuge in Europe Available for his Holiness.”
plural of “cast” — the actors in a play
From this reading “The Pope Casts his Lot in the New World.”
plural of “complication” — the act or process of complicating
From this reading “Complications in Europe Rendered his Residence in Rome Undesirable.”
the quality of being holy
From this reading “No Refuge in Europe Available for his Holiness.”
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading “The Pope Casts his Lot in the New World.”
a safe place
From this reading “No Refuge in Europe Available for his Holiness.”
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading “Complications in Europe Rendered his Residence in Rome Undesirable.”
not wanted
From this reading “Complications in Europe Rendered his Residence in Rome Undesirable.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
In this reading “The Pope Casts his Lot in the New World.”
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From this reading Europe in 1999.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Generous Offer of the Southern States of the American Union.
obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
From this reading No Refuge in Europe Available for his Holiness.
plural of “cast” — the actors in a play
From this reading The Pope Casts his Lot in the New World.
plural of “complication” — the act or process of complicating
From this reading Complications in Europe Rendered his Residence in Rome Undesirable.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading Europe in 1999.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No Refuge in Europe Available for his Holiness.
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading Generous Offer of the Southern States of the American Union.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Pope Casts his Lot in the New World.
the quality of being holy
From this reading No Refuge in Europe Available for his Holiness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Europe in 1999.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading The Pope Casts his Lot in the New World.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The Pope Casts his Lot in the New World.
not any; not one
From this reading No Refuge in Europe Available for his Holiness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Generous Offer of the Southern States of the American Union.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Generous Offer of the Southern States of the American Union.
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading The Pope Casts his Lot in the New World.
a safe place
From this reading No Refuge in Europe Available for his Holiness.
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading Complications in Europe Rendered his Residence in Rome Undesirable.
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading Complications in Europe Rendered his Residence in Rome Undesirable.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading Complications in Europe Rendered his Residence in Rome Undesirable.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Generous Offer of the Southern States of the American Union.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Generous Offer of the Southern States of the American Union.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Pope Casts his Lot in the New World.
not wanted
From this reading Complications in Europe Rendered his Residence in Rome Undesirable.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading Generous Offer of the Southern States of the American Union.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The Pope Casts his Lot in the New World.
Chapter 11 of Looking Forward by Arthur Bird holds 56 sentences, grouped into 12 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 11 holds 56 sentences of Looking Forward, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
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